| NOUN | state | alveolitis, dry socket | inflammation in the socket of a tooth |
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| state | alveolitis | inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust |
| Meaning | inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form. | |
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| Synonym | dry socket | |
| Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| Spanish | alveolitis, alveolitis seca | |
| Meaning | inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic. | |
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| Narrower | bagassosis, bagascosis | alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane / sugarcane dust) |
| farmer's lung, thresher's lung | alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay | |
| Broader | inflammation, redness, rubor | A response of body tissues to injury or irritation |
| Spanish | alveolitis | |
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